Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-05
Alma, Mich. Friday. Aug. s 1887.

George Burt spent Sunday with
friends in Saginaw.
McGraw 5 celebrated fine calf shoes,
best in the market, at Kinch's.
Isabella will hold its county fair at
Mt Pleasant, the first week in October.
WANTED.-At the Normal, a girl to
work in dining room, good pay. Ad-
dress, B. a. Welstead
Mems women's and boys Lawn
Tennis shoes. Best quality and low
est prices, at W. Il. Kinch's.
Henry Wise, of this place, received
a back pension last week Of $3.50, and
will get $500 per month hereafter.
Go to L. p. Shaffer, matchmaker
and jeweler, for electro plating, gold
and silver. All work warranted Fine
speciality.
On August IS, one day only, Mrs. 5.
Messenger will offer her entire stock of
and fancy goods at off to
make room for fall goods.
The NJ. E. Quarterly meeting at
Parkinson last Sunday was quite large
ly attended by the people of Alma and
Presiding Elder \. p. Moors,
of Ionia, Officiating
a temperance concert will be held at
The NJ. L. Church next Sunday evening.
Rev. y. +. Hart proposes to attend
-he Camp-meeting at Ionia next Sun
lay No preaching services at the
church in consequence.
Ed. Green, the St Louis fish peddler.
'ather than be man and come up and
pay the small license Of one dollar per
lay for selling fish in this place, tried
% eyade the law by sneaking around
he back streets and doing business.
vas complained Of last Thursday for
'iolating the license ordinance. and
ined SG.45 and one days license.
Alma will vote August Sth on a prop
''itlon to bond the village for $4,000
With which to bore for natural gas and
make other public improvements st.
4oulo Leadr. Not right. Bro. Hoskins.
or public Improvements only. A pri- |
ate stock company is being organized
o bore for gas. Better than all. we
ave a place for the money when rails
d.
Again we repeat the oft given advice,
tick to the home merchant. There are |
one more honorable or fair anywhere: |
one can be found elsewhere who have |
S much interest in your welfare. if |
on should so abroad all the salesman
Xpect from You is your ready cash.
ihereas the home merchant wants your
teady trade, wants your esteem as a
eighbor and wants to see You in pros
Gritty.
Mr.. B. :. Webb has just received a
urge shipment of Baxter Lucky Cigars
rom the famous Roper X Baxter Ci-
az factory. of Chicago. This cigar
as on exhibition at the Druggist CON
entlon at Petoskey. and was pro-
Ounced by all who smoked them To be
le very best cigar for five cents that
as ever shown in the sOciety's history.
Is pure Havana filler and Sumatra
rapper and guaranteed TO contain no
oison0uS or artificial flavor. Ii should
e borne IN mind that Is. :. Webb. the
Enable druggist. has the sole agency
thlS line nIcSle cigar in this city. and
u smokers should give them "A trial.
SIX Tor the Lucky Star Cigar 432 > m.
1t is amusing to hear the opinion Of
me OF our people in regard to bond
g the eyillage for public improvements.
ONE are soft headed enough to think
VIII be put into sewers. some in a
lbllc park, some in gas well, and
'mplan OF high taxes Those that
'mplain are the ones whose tax
MOUNTS to merely nothing: such peo-
e cry hard times, and of moneyed men
the poor, etc. but when q :
ep IS being taken to help them out. ,
: giving everybody work at good
ices, they are afraid it will cost
em one days work in taxes. This I
an is being made to secure factories
at Will employ from POO to 800 men !
e year around. besides the employ r
ent given to the farmers. Now let
.eTy taxpayer brace up, go to the 8
Ills and carry this without a dissent ,
2 vote, and let Alma prosper in the {
ture as it has in the past.
DlED.-In this village, Aug. /, 1887. t
w. Ely. Mr.. Ely was born at |
ockton, y. Y, Aug %, 1853; came to ,
ichigan with his parents in 1866: |
srried Miss Minnie Whitney of Jack J
n, who, with one child survives him. ,
e was the son OF ID. Ely, post master I
this village, much esteemed for his ]
any manly, noble traits of character ,
hich he possessed. Mr.. Ely occupied
prominent position in the Office of ]
ate Auditor for six years. He was at V